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About

Finland-South Africa Trade: In 2023, Finland exported $475M to South Africa. The main products that Finland exported to South Africa were Other Construction Vehicles ($46.5M), Cellulose ($31.7M), and Kaolin Coated Paper ($30.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Finland to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 2.48%, from $420M in 2018 to $475M in 2023.

In 2020, Finland exported services to South Africa worth $35.4M, with Other business services ($29.7M), Transportation ($2.28M), and Royalties and license fees ($2.28M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Africa-Finland Trade: In 2023, South Africa exported $221M to Finland. The main products that South Africa exported to Finland were Delivery Trucks ($35.5M), Nickel Ore ($34.3M), and Ferroalloys ($33.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Finland have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%,  from $129M in 2018 to $221M in 2023.

In 2023, South Africa did not export any services to Finland.

Comparison: In 2023,  Finland ranked 13 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.46), and 45 in total exports ($84.3B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.07), and 34 in total exports ($154B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Finland exported $475M to South Africa. The main products exported from Finland to South Africa were Other Construction Vehicles ($46.5M), Cellulose ($31.7M), and Kaolin Coated Paper ($30.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Finland to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 2.48%, from $420M in 2018 to $475M in 2023.

In 2018, South Africa exported $221M to Finland. The main products exported from South Africa to Finland were Delivery Trucks ($35.5M), Nickel Ore ($34.3M), and Ferroalloys ($33.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Finland have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $129M in 2023 to $221M in 2018.

Exports from Finland (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2023)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Finland (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Finland (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Finland Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Finland
Top Destination
United States$9.68B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$29.5B

This map shows whether countries import more from Finland or South Africa. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Finland and South Africa or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Finland than South Africa included Sweden ($8.13B), Netherlands ($5.51B), and Estonia ($2.4B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Africa than Finland included China ($29.5B), India ($10.8B), and Mozambique ($6.13B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Finland (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Finland - South Africa

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Finland and South Africa by product, considering products traded by both, Finland and South Africa.

During 2023, Finland had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($207M), Paper Goods ($92.4M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($48.8M).

During 2018, South Africa had a large net trade with Finland in the exports of Mineral Products ($64.8M), Transportation ($51.8M), and Metals ($42.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Finland South Africa+$33.9MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential South Africa Finland+$20.3MCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Finland and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Finland indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Finland.

Product Space of Finland (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2023)

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